Barramundi
(Lates calcarifer)

Classification

Species: Lates calcarifer
Genus: Lates - Barramundies
Family: Latidae - Lates perches
Order: Perciformes - Perches
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

General data

Scientific names: Barramundi
Habitat: Catadromous
Climates: Tropical, Subtropical
Native: Asia, Australia & Oceania
Distribution: Indian ocean, Norman, Burnett, Pacific Ocean

The barramundi (Lates calcarifer) or Asian sea bass, is a species of catadromous fish in the family Latidae of the order Perciformes. The species is widely distributed in the Indo-West Pacific region from South Asia to Papua New Guinea and Northern Australia.

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